Henry mortimer herring



(No Model.)

H. M. HERRING.

4 GHEGKREIN PASTENBR. No. 571,830. Patented Nov. 24, 1896.

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HENRY MORTIMER HERRING, OE NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSGNOR TO FRED S. GILBERT, OF SAME PLACE.

CHECKREiNwFASTENER.

SPEGIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,830, datedA November 24, 1896.

Application iiled August 8, i896.

To 6655 whom may concern.-

Be it known that l, HENRY Monrinnn linu- EING, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Attleborough, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Checkreiii-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Myinvention relates to an improved device for holding` the checkrcn firmly upon the check-hook in order to prevent its accidental displacement by the horse in throwing his head around.

'The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure l is an elevation showing the device attached to a checkrein and hooked over the cheelehook. Eig. 2 is a perspective view of the device detached from the check rein and hook.

The device consists, essentially, of aloopor fastener A, designed to hook over the checkhook, with means whereby it is secured to the end of the cheekrein. The part A is preferably formed of one piece of wire of suitable spring metal having a benttorward portion a, adapted to hook over the check-hook, and the sides a. diverging slightly. The ends of these side portions a" are bent around to e1;- tend forwardly, the ext-reine forward ends of the wire diverging'and terminating in pros:` inrity to the bend a, as shown at o? ai. These spring ends o? are so arranged in relation to each other and the forward portion of the loop that they are forced apart by the check;- hook when the loop is slipped over it, and the spring action of the ends or arms a2 tends to hold the check-hook clamped Iirinly between the bend o. and the said arms, thus preventing it from being accidentallyY displaced or thrown out. The friction of the parts under Seriallo. 602,163. (No model.)

Suitable ineans are provided for securing the fastener to the checkrein, this means consisting, preferably, of an endless loop of wire B, doubled upon itself and forming eyes or recesses b, which engage the rear bends of the sides a', while the wire between these portions Z) extends laterally straight across, forming a portion lf, adapted to receive the loop of the eheckrein` Having thus described 1n y invention, what I claim isl. A checkrein-fastener, comprising a loop with means for securin g the same to the che-cl;- rein, the ends ol said loop being free and adapted to have fric-tional contact with the cheelehook, substantially as described.

2. A checkrein fastener comprising the loop adapted to engage the checlehook, said loop being formed of a single. piece of wire having the ends doubled upon the sides and forming spring clainpingnrins adapted to bear against the chcek-hook, and means for securing the fastener to the cheekrein, substantially as described.

A checkrein fastener comprising the loop adapted to engage the checkrein, said loop being formed of a single piece of wire having' the ends doubled upon the sides and forming diver-ging spring-arms adapted to embrace the check-hook, and the wire loop doubled upon itself to form eyes, said eyes engaging the bends of the fastener vbetween the main portion and the spring-arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof aiiix my signature in presence et' two witnesses.

HENRY MORTIMER HERRING.

iVi tnesses:

"WILLIAM ll. POND, EDw. E. Kino. 

